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Art in Childhood Development
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Holly Palmer
University of Phoenix
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Engaging in art activities supports children’s large and small
muscle development. Being able to hold a pencil or crayon really
helps develop and build students hand eye coordination as well.
Making sure that students can do these things will not only help
them in art but will also help when it comes to handwriting,
buttoning a jacket or anything that requires fine motor skills.
Art activities can play a huge role in developing how children
think, problem solving as well as just making sense of the world.
Through art activities such as painting and creating collages,
children can learn the names of colors, size, and shapes of
objects. Children also learn how to mix colors helps them learn
and identify what cause and e effect are and how it can affect
them. Art helps students when it comes to critical thinking and
decision-making skills. Having students experiment with different
art materials shows students how to make choices and decide
how to feel about their artwork.
There are many different factors that can affect students.
When it comes to physical factors, first off there is genetics.
Genetic factors are where all of the hereditary health problems
come in. This can alter the development capacity of the student
as well as. If students don’t have the ability to hold a pencil or
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crayon that will affect them being able to create the art. The next
factor that can impact students would be the economy – the
student’s family and their influences. There are some students
who can attend special art schools and classes that other
students might not get the chance to attend. Students with a good
economic position can provide so many different opportunities
that allow them to learn and find ways for them to learn through
arts.
Another big factor that I think is one that will separate
students is their cultures. One student might be brought up where
they have art and the other students’ parents might not have
given them the same opportunities just due to their culture and
what they are doing in life.
There are also several emotional factors. This includes a
huge one – self-esteem. Self esteem is one of the most discussed
views in the field of psychology. Self-acceptance, self-worth, self-
esteem, self-concept, self-image are a few words that are used
and can be positive or negative about themselves or believe that
is true about them. Students are not born with the ability to have
low or high self-esteem. This is something that they are taught
over the years. Another very important aspect of emotional factors
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is a sense of belonging. Does the student feel like they are loved
and that they are wanted at home and at school.
We want
students to feel like they are part of our school family, we want to
make them feel like they are loved, and this will really come
through with their art.
There are so many ways to make sure that our students are
engaged in art and want to do their best. The best ways are to
make sure that we are choosing materials that they understand
and are on their level. If we are teaching kindergarten, make sure
it is something that will keep their attention but also easy and fun
to do. If we are working with 3
rd
and 4
th
graders we can use
different techniques and different items to make art that will
interest the students a little bit more The best thing that we as
teachers can do for art students is to just help them and supervise
them Make sure that we are giving them the freedom that they
need but also making sure that they are understanding what we
are doing and what they are learning.
Something else that I love
is when doing centers making sure that they have the opportunity
to do art. Make sure that they have paper to draw on, they have
colors and markers to really make their artwork their own and
during this time they can be really creative and tell us so many
things that they never would be able to say out loud.
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Art and Multiple Intelligence Chart
Visual-spatial – this is the capacity to feel and change things
as well as actually see forms and pictures. Activities like
sketching painting and sculpture are used in the early
childhood arts education to address the visual spatial idea.
These really help children in growing and using their
perception abilities. Paper folding and collage making are
also huge in these development areas. Making students
match shapes and colors while doing a collage will help with
their visual spatial smarts.
Bodily-kinesthetic - This is the ability to move their bodies
and use them to create ideas and feelings. Activities that
encourage them to use their bodies to express themselves
are so important and usually involve dance and movement
when it comes to the younger grades. Having students use
puppets really allows them to express their feelings as well
as move their bodies and tell us a story.
Musical - This is being able to understand, make and enjoy
music. This involves singing, playing an instrument, and
even writing music. Students can match rhythms and sounds
and help improve their abilities just by exercising and
practicing.
Interpersonal- This is understanding and relating to the other
students. A huge activity when it comes to interpersonal is
theatre. This really lets kids explore and be able to express
their feelings to other people. Role playing also plays a big
role in this.
Intrapersonal This is understanding and communicating with
ourselves. Drawing and painting are great examples of the
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early childhood arts that really focus on intrapersonal smarts.
This is where we allow the kids to explore and talk about
themselves through art. Writing or journaling is a great way
for students to be able to do this in class
Verbal-linguistic - This is the understanding and using the
language. Storytelling and poetry are huge in this area. We
can write what they want and turn it into a story or poem.
This is great for students who are a little scared of telling us
but can write a story and listen to them. This is great for
teachers to really pay attention to.
Logical-mathematical this is the capacity for logic and
mathematical thought – this is like when they are doing
patterns and shape making. This is something that students
don’t even realize they are doing when they are learning to
play a math game. They are learning but at the same time
having fun.
Naturalistic – This is the ability to identify, understand and
have a love for our natural environment. This is something
that is addressed in early childhood through nature walks
and gardening. These activities can really help children
develop a liking for their environment. Students who are able
to keep a journal and making drawings of things they learned
will really help them in this.
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How process-focused art experiences support preschoolers
. NAEYC. (n.d.).
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/feb2014/process-art-experiences
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence | Overview & Examples. (n.d.).
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Pierette Bartolomei-Torres, Ph. D. (2020, July 22).
Verbal-linguistic intelligence: Meaning,
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